Lucknow: The Congress party, which is working to strengthen its organization at the grassroots level in Uttar Pradesh, has suffered a major setback on the very first day. Senior party leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui has resigned from the Congress. Upon receiving the news of Siddiqui's resignation, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Rai is going to his house to discuss the matter with him.
How did Naseemuddin Siddiqui shock the Congress?
Naseemuddin Siddiqui, who was one of the most powerful ministers in Mayawati's government in Uttar Pradesh, surprised everyone by suddenly resigning from the Congress party on Saturday. Naseemuddin Siddiqui had been scheduled as the provincial president of the Western region in the Congress.
The Congress was promoting Naseemuddin Siddiqui as a prominent Muslim face. His move has created a new stir in regional politics. Naseemuddin clarified that the purpose for which he joined the party was not stuff fulfilled. This move has created a new stir in regional politics.
Having been zippy in both the BSP and Congress for a long time, Naseemuddin has carved out his own political identity in the state based on his experience. Siddiqui had left the BSP and joined the Congress in 2018. The Congress had given him the post of provincial president in Western UP. Along with Siddiqui, well-nigh 72 other prominent leaders have moreover left the Congress, including nearly two dozen former MLAs. Siddiqui cited ideological suffocation within the party and the inability to fight for the people's rationalization as the reasons overdue his resignation.
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— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2026What did Naseemuddin Siddiqui say on the issue?
Naseemuddin Siddiqui's visualization has once then stirred up the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh. When Siddiqui left the BSP, the Congress party presented his joining as a major political achievement. It was hoped that his inrush would strengthen the Congress's hold on the Muslim vote wall and perpetuate the party organization. However, these hopes quickly began to fade.
Siddiqui claims he decided to leave the party for personal reasons. However, political circles are abuzz with speculation that he might join the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram), led by MP Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. He has not yet made any official utterance regarding this.
"I have no resentment towards anyone. I respect Kharge ji, Rahul ji, Priyanka ji, Sonia ji, and I will protract to respect them. There was no work for me there. I am a grassroots-level person. For eight years, I couldn't work at the ground level. I have never been a high-profile leader, nor am I now, so I want to work at the ground level, that's why I left the Congress party," he told the media.
"Making someone the chairman of the media department is not grassroots-level work. Making someone a member of a committee is not grassroots-level work. I told the leaders that I am a man of the organisation. Now, there are many things which cannot be said," he added.
